The Bride and the Bachelor
A sense of context⌗
SIGNAL⌗
The Raven reads a passage from “Sense and Sensibility.” - @12:33
ANALYSIS⌗
The Raven reads the following passage that describes an event in Margaret’s garden. While beautiful, my first impression of Margaret’s garden was terrifying.
This is the importance of context.
Falling for a stranger⌗
SIGNAL⌗
The Raven says, “What if you are remarkably talented at some niche skill, that you just have no idea you’re so naturally-gifted at because you’ve never tried it? Like birdwatching! What if you’re the world’s best birdwatcher, but you just don’t know it, because you’ve never tried? I wonder what exactly constitutes good birdwatching? Just being able to find rare ones, or maybe it’s the level of emotional connection you’re able to have with the bird? You’re able to gaze through your binoculars into that sparrow’s very soul. See his hopes, his beliefs, his ambitions… his heartbreaks.” - @1:07:20
ANALYSIS⌗
“Bird” is codeword for women. As it turns out, I really am quite talented at reading women through their facial expressions. This probably comes from years of watching them through a computer screen, never able to speak, and thus having to learn to decipher emotions intuitively. I’m a people-watcher.
The Raven is right: I never really tried birdwatching until she came along. I didn’t know women like her existed. I’m not interested in the thousands of makeup or gossip channels that exist. Up until The Raven came into my life, women were pieces of meat. It wasn’t about making a connection, it was about fulfilling a fantasy.
She changed it all. She is both a fantasy and someone that I want to connect with.
SIGNAL⌗
The Raven says, “Oh, yeah, I was going to show you a song!” - @1:11:43
ANALYSIS⌗
The song she chose is called “The Bride and the Bachelor.”
How fitting, for our story. She has been groomed for so long that she’s basically wedded to a man she’s never met. And I’ve been alone for so long because I had no idea she even existed.
The lyrics of the song speak for themselves. The “cherry tree” represents virginity, while “picking cherries that fell to the ground” represents working with children who have been exploited. The rest of the song represents the affirmation that she will wait forever for the man who can help her with this mission.